Mount Sinai Rosenwald School - near Prattville, AL
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N 32° 33.015 W 086° 32.733
16S E 542667 N 3601520
First public school for African-American students in Autauga County. One of the many Rosenwald schools that was partially paid for the CEO of Sears Roebuck in 1919.
Waymark Code: WM13D77
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2020
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Marker text:
In 1919, Anthony Townsend donated 5 acres of land for this school. In 1913, Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears & Roebuck, and Booker T. Washington established the Rosenwald School program to improve the quality of public education for African American children. The program built 389 schools in Alabama. Mount Sinai closed in 1967 after School integration and the Mount Sinai Community Association bought the building. Mount Sinai is the last known standing Rosenwald School in Autauga County.
Marker Name: Mount Sinai Rosenwald School - Autauga County
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Mount Sinai Community Center.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2019
Marker Number: N/A
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